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narodnokolo's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
anti_formalist12's review against another edition
4.0
There are images in this book that will stick with me for quite a long time.
blueskygreentreesyellowsun's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book quite a lot, but had to take it down from 4 to 3 stars because it really drags in some parts.
jackieeejw's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Not perfect (I wish all of the daguerreotypes were included and the structure can be a bit all over the place) but the prose is absolutely beautiful and it tells a super emotional compelling story and portrait of Iran and its people around the war. If you’re looking for a historical account you’ll be dissapointed (its more the collected journal entries of a fantastic writer to be honest) but if you care about the how and why of the revolution and not when where and what happened you will fall in love with this
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Police brutality
serenitynow's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A staggering portrait of a country. It is surely framed by a western approach to politics and storytelling, but Kapuściński's journalism background prevents it from being a lapidary depiction of a troubled country that needs aid and more of a personal/etnographical reserch in a millenary multitude of fates and thoughts.
If the Folio edition had come with all the photos described in the daguerreotypes section it would have been a top-notch edition.
If the Folio edition had come with all the photos described in the daguerreotypes section it would have been a top-notch edition.
bluuejeans's review against another edition
4.0
It was a good book. I have not read anything similar to it before, it gave me information and challenged and filled my thoughts. it also gave me ideas.
This book had stories of everyday people as well as important people during the revolution, and it was refreshing. I had to keep myself aware of the book, and not to get lost in the book, in case it could be in any way biased.
But it wasn't, it was informative as well as unbiased. That is mostly the reason why I chose to read it, the writer not being Iranian, made it different somehow. Because Iranian writers no matter how hard they might try, in this matter they will be somewhat biased.
I look forward to reading more about the history of my country. This was a small step, but certainly a start!
This book had stories of everyday people as well as important people during the revolution, and it was refreshing. I had to keep myself aware of the book, and not to get lost in the book, in case it could be in any way biased.
But it wasn't, it was informative as well as unbiased. That is mostly the reason why I chose to read it, the writer not being Iranian, made it different somehow. Because Iranian writers no matter how hard they might try, in this matter they will be somewhat biased.
I look forward to reading more about the history of my country. This was a small step, but certainly a start!
alissabar's review against another edition
3.0
This was a interesting look at Iran and a slice of its history. I really enjoyed the first two-thirds of the book which explored some of the culture and looked at the history which led up to the revolution. The last third of the book contained a lot of imagery and I would have prefered a little more straight forward approach to describing the actual revolution. Still, it was a great, informative book.